I am sitting in my living room going through Active.com and looking at races that I want to run this year particularly three races in August...the Falmouth Road Race, Beach to Beacon in Maine and Gloucester 7 mile road race. The Falmouth Road Race is chosen by lottery. I have run this race before and I ran for Children's Hospital. IT is imposible to get in, I swear that lottery is rigged:) Beach to Beacon is not a lottery, but registration begins at 7 am on March 15th. I already have it in my Google Calendar and I could sign up for the Gloucester race now. My husband is laughing at me because as you know I am hurt right now and I really can't run. I mean I have run a couple of times, but have decided that I am going to have to take up swimming for a bit. My one race that I have to get through is the Princess Half because I am not missing that race. The beauty of that race is that I am not trying to PR. My friend and I are going to stop and take our pictures throughout the race etc...(she is injured too).
My husband has made a couple of funny comments this week although I don't know how funny they are. Silly comments related to running and how it might not be so good for my body etc...Really? Seriously? This from a guy who popped his achilles while playing volleyball at work. ( I know it sounds weird, but they do it all summer.) Last night I finally broke and told him enough was enough and to stop with the comments. I then went on to tell him he is just jealous because he doesn't have something that he loves like I do. (hmmmm....I don't know if that is true or not, I was just frustrated.) Anyway, he dropped it, I waited awhile and then hit him up for Chicago registration fee. The look on his face was priceless. It was then that he told me that I would be waiting until next payday. ( or until I "borrow" his card out of his wallet).
Does anyone else have husbands who are weird about their running or is it just mine? Any advice?
So did you get his credit card? :) I think my husband knows that running gives me something to work towards and keeps me from going crazy as a SAHM. So he supports me because Happy Wife = Happy Life. :)
ReplyDeleteAmanda....he is usually really good. I think that he has been traveling etc...so much for work that he is probably a little jealous that he does not have his own thing right now. I also dropped on him that I was thinking of going back to school. a lot at one time:) happy saturday!
ReplyDeleteFirst off, just found your blog. Cute/creative name I say.
ReplyDeleteI guess it would have to be the other way around in my household, with my wife being the non-runner. But she is totally supportive, except maybe sometimes on Saturday during my long run while she's trying to deal with our 3 little whipper snappers.
That's rough! Maybe he needs some encouragement to get out there and run or find his own hobby. Hope everything works out!
ReplyDeleteI am thrilled you and your girlfriends are doing Chicago! I will definitely give you some pointers on good places to eat, stay, etc. Except, it's pretty tough to choose for me because I love SO much about Chicago. :)
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